Fish-turner.



E. L. & C. H. BOND.

FISH TURNER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 30, 1911.

Patented Oct. 10, 1911.

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ILUMIIA PumonRA UNTTED STATES BATEN T @TTTQE EMILIE L. BOND AND CLARENCEH. BOND, OF. TREN TON NEW JERSEY,

FISH-TURN ER.

Patented Oct. 10, 1911. serial no.v 605,570.

To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that we, EMILIE L. BOND and CLARENCE H. BOND, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Trenton, in the county of Mercer andState of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Fish-Turners7 of which the following is a specification, referencebeing therein to the accompanying drawing. his invention relates toculinary imple` ments which are used for turning frying fish when oneside has been cooked and it is desired to turn the fish so that theother side can be cooked. It is intended to so construct this turnerthat the fish can be securel7 held and turned without any danger ofdropping or breaking it.

he principal object of the invention is to provide a turner which has a.pair of bracing bars which are fastened between the handles by a singlebolt upon which the upper handle is pivoted so that the bars form afulcrum upon which the pivoted handle rocks.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a. perspective view of the improved turner. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal sectional view through the turner. Fig. 3 is an enlargedfragmentary view of the bracing bars. Fig. at is an enlarged fragmentaryview of one of the bracing bars.

Referring to t-he accompanying' drawings by numerals it will be seenthat the improved turner comprises a pair of handles 1 and 2 which areprovided with substantially circular grip portions, and are providedwith rectangular forward portions which terminate in bifurcated ends.Each of the handles has mounted in its bifurcated end a plate 3 which issecured in place by means of the rivets 4 which securely hold the platesin position, and prevent them from having any movement. The lower plateis provided with bracing bars 5 and 6 which are provided with diagonalslots 7 in their ends in which the plate is secured by means of rivetswhich pass through openings 8. The bars are joined together at theirfree ends by means of the ordinary T-joint shown in Fig. 3, and are heldtogether by means of a bolt 9 which passes through the rectangularportions of the handles 1 and 2. The openings in the handle 1 throughwhich the securing bolt 9 passes is larger at its outer end than at itsinner end to permit the handle t0 have a pivotal movement upon the bolt.The handles are provided to the rear of the pivotal point with sockets10 in the inner surface in which there is mounted a flat spring 11 whichis secured into place by means of the securing bolts 12. The circularportions of the handles are joined together by means of the link 13,which is held in place by means of the staple 14 secured to thehandle 1. By means of this construction there is provided a turner whichhas a lower blade which is braced by means of t-he bars which aresecured near their rear corners and there is thus prevented any dangerof bending the blade if an unusually heavy fish were lifted. The upperplate lits within the bifurcated end of the handle 1, and is thussecurely held in place, there being no need for the bracing bars in thisblade as the weight of the fish is supported by the lower blade, and theupper blade simply holds the fish from slipping off while turning thesame. The link 13 holds the handles in the proper position when theturner is being used, and also affords a convenient means for hangingthe turner. By this construction it will also be seen that there isprovided a turner which has its lower blade braced by a pair of armswhich have their ends overlapped and secured betwo handles by a singlebolt which passes through the handles and bars upper blade is pivotallymounted upon the bolt and so that the crossed arms form a fulcrum uponwhich the handle rocks.

lVhat we claim is z* A fish turner comprising a pair of blades, a handlerigidly mounted upon each of said blades, a bracing bar secured at eachof the rear corners of the lower one of said blades and having theirinner ends joined together and positioned between said handles, and apivot pin passing through said handles and the inner ends of said braceswhereby the inner endsl'of said braces will 'orin a fuiornrn upon whichthe upper one of sai handles is adapted to rock.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe In testimony whereof We hereunto aiiix our signatures in presence oftwo Witnesses.

EMLE L. BOND. CLARENCE H. BOND. Witnesses:

MARION G. THOMPSON, EDMUND WHITE.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). G.

